Mark teaches astronomy in the basement of the Hayden Planetarium, struggling with a dead-end career and the monotony of suburban married life. His world is transformed by a chance meeting with Angela, a driven young single mother striving for a brighter future for her and her son.
Mark teaches astronomy in the basement of the Hayden Planetarium, struggling with a dead-end career and the monotony of suburban married life. His world is transformed by a chance meeting with Angela, a driven young single mother striving for a brighter future for her and her son.
"“So beautifully written and acted that its characters get under your skin–you miss them as soon as the curtain goes down.”"
The New York Post
Frank Scheck
""5 out of 5 stars!""
Time Out New York
David Cote
""The gentle, compassionate comic drama...has the sweet taste of redemption. Mr. Broderick delivers his finest, most affecting performance in years.""
The New York Times
Ben Brantley
""A rich and engrossing new play...A sprawling, mature, leisurely profound serious comedy about everyday desperation and cosmic mysteries.""
Newsday
Linda Winer
""This melancholy, resolutely non-judgmental mid-life crisis drama creeps up on you.""
Variety
David Rooney
""An engrossing study of the toll that prolonged disappointment exacts on the human spirit, performed with consummate skill by an ensemble cast led by Matthew Broderick and staged with unassuming finesse by [playwright] Lonergan himself.""
The Wall Street Journal
Terry Teachout
